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VM5271-2
Quick start guide
What’s in the box
VM5271-2 baby monitor system
Baby’s room Living room
> 1m (3f t )
• This baby monitoring system includes a special lens which is capable of optical zoom and requires
delicate treatment. Please avoid disassembling, dropping, or any other rough handling.
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Status checkConnect and power on - Baby unit Install the battery Connect and power on - Parent unit
Once you power on your baby monitor, your parent unit displays image from baby unit , and the LINK LED
light turns on.
2s
The ON/OFF LED light of baby unit turns on. As baby unit is not being viewed, its ON/OFF LED light flashes.
• The default volume of your parent unit
is level 4. If you experience high-pitched
screeching noise from your baby monitor
while positioning:
- Make sure your baby unit and parent unit
are more than 1 meter (3 feet) apart, OR
- Turn down the volume of your parent unit.
Change different views - View
Press VIEW to switch between the image of baby units and .
Press VIEW
Change different views - Patrol
Press PATROL to alternately view the image from baby units and every 10 seconds.
10s
Change different views - Split
Press SPLIT to view the images from all baby units at once.
Dim mode
With dim mode preset to on, your parent unit display will dim after 10 minutes of inactivity to conserve energy.
10 min inactivity
Press any buttons
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Sound activation
Overview - Parent unit
Overview - Baby unit
Automatically turns on the parent unit screen when the baby
unit being viewed detects a sound after the screen is turned
off. When no sound is detected within 50 seconds, the
screen is automatically turned off to save power.
Basic operation - Parent unit
Sound-activated Screen
On
O
Microphone
Light indicators
TALK
VIEW / LCD ON/OFF
PATROL
SPLIT
POWER
Arrow keys
MENU / SELECT
ZOOM IN / ZOOM OUT
/
Antenna
Stand
Motorized lens with
6x optical zoom
Speaker
Power jack
PLAY/STOP
Basic operation - Baby unit
Light sensor
Microphone
Speaker
SKIP
Antenna
Temperature
sensor
ON/OFF light
ON/OFF slide
- VOLUME +
Adjust speaker volume
Press / to adjust your parent unit
speaker volume. It determines the volume of sound
transmitted from your baby units.
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Night vision
Zoom
Press to zoom in or to zoom out.
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Talk to your baby unit
Press and hold TALK and speak to your parent unit.
Your voice is transmitted to the baby unit.
Long press
Mount the baby monitor (optional)
Turn off the screen
Press and hold LCD ON/OFF to switch off the screen.
You can still hear sound from the selected baby unit.
2s
Use the menu
Press MENU/SELECT to enter the menu, choose
a menu item, or save a setting.
While in the menu:
• Press or to scroll up or down.
• Press to select an item.
• Press to return to the main menu or idle
screen.
Turn off the parent unit
Press and hold POWER to power off your
parent unit.
Adjust speaker volume
Press - VOLUME + to adjust your baby unit
speaker volume. It determines the lullaby volume
and talkback volume transmitted from your parent
unit.
Lullaby
Press / to play lullaby on the baby units.
• Press to skip to the other lullabies.
• Press / again to stop the lullaby.
Turn off the baby unit
Slide the ON/OFF switch to OFF to power off
your baby unit.
2s
The baby unit has infrared LEDs that allow you to
see your baby at night or in a dark room. When the
baby unit detects low light levels, the infrared LEDs
turn on automatically. The images from this baby
unit is in black and white, and appears on screen.
• I t is normal if you see a s hort white glar e on your par ent
unit screen as the baby unit i s adapting to the dark
environment.
• W hen the infrared LEDs are on, the image is in black
and white. This is normal du e to external light source s.
• Depending on the surroundings and other interfering
factors, like lightings, objects, colors and backgrounds,
the display resolution may vary. Adjust the baby unit’s
angle, or place the baby unit at a higher level to prevent
glare and blurry display.
• Check for reception strength and
camera angle before drilling the holes.
Place the wall mount bracket on a
wall and then use a pencil to mark
the top and the bottom holes as
shown. Remove the wall mount
bracket and drill two holes in the
wall (7/32 inch drill bit).
If you drill the holes into a stud,
go to step 3.
-OR-
If you drill the holes into an object
other than a stud, insert the wall
anchors into the holes. Tap gently
on the ends with a hammer until
the wall anchors are flush with
the wall.
Align the wall mount bracket and
screws with the holes in the wall
as shown. Tighten the screw in the
middle hole first, so that the wall
mount bracket position is fixed. You
can tighten the other screw in the
top hole.
Place the baby unit on the wall
mount bracket. Tighten the screw
into the threaded socket at the
bottom to secure the baby unit.
OR
Insert the screws into the
holes and tighten the screws
until only 1/4 inch of the
screws are exposed.
Place the baby unit on the wall mount
bracket. Tighten the screw into the threaded
socket at the bottom to secure the baby
unit. Align the holes on the wall mount
bracket with the screws on the wall, and
slide the wall mount bracket down until it
locks into place.
The default angle of the wall mount bracket is 90 degrees. You
can maximize your baby unit’s viewing angles by tilting the wall
mount bracket.
Hold the baby unit, and then rotate the knob in anticlockwise
direction. This will loosen the joint of the wall mount bracket.
Tilt your baby unit up or down to adjust to your preferred angle.
Then, rotate the knob in clockwise direction to tighten the joint
and secure the angle.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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02/17. VM5271-2_QSG_V1. Document order number: 96-011512-010-100